How can we contribute to society through our core competences? How can we have an impact beyond donating money or volunteering? Listen to Dr. Lisa Hehenberger as she talks about her own journey and the potential of venture philanthropy and get inspired to rethink the way you can use your education and expertise to have a greater impact on society. Lisa is a lecturer in Strategy Management at ESADE. She is a renowned expert on venture philanthropy and social impact investment. Lisa is a member of the European Commission's Expert Group on Social Business (GECES) and of the OECD's Social Impact Investment Expert group. Until recently, she was the Research and Policy Director of the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA).

In his talk, Prof. Patrick Walsh discusses the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda as an agenda of the people, with the responsibility for implementation by the people, using their influence on Livelihoods, Civil Society, and Governance, to induce successful stakeholder partnership at local, national, regional and global levels. Patrick Paul Walsh is a Professor of International Development Studies in UCD, Ireland. He was a Senior Adviser to the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York during its input to the post 2015 Development Agenda, formally mandated by the UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon. He also represented the UN Major Group for Science and Technology during the Inter-Governmental Negotiations that produced the UN 2030 Agenda Outcome Document in September 2015.